Loading, please wait...
_900x900.jpg "Georgian Bronze Bird Statuette Pair")
_200x200.jpg "Georgian Bronze Bird Statuette Pair")
.jpg "Georgian Bronze Bird Statuette Pair")
LOT 2027
Georgian Bronze Bird Statuette Pair
ENGLAND, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (108 grams total, 64 mm each).
Matched pair, each with a long spatulate tail, folded wings and hunched neck; ferrous remains at the attachment point. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Cambridgeshire, UK.
CONDITIONTimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Coral Bead Collection with Nephrite Pendant
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising a large quantity of drilled coral branch beads and a spatulate green nephrite jade pendant. 66 grams total, 5-60 mm
Acquired on the European art market. -
Georgian Gold Ring with Carnelian Gemstone with Head of Papposilenus
Italy, 18th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Narrow hoop forked at the shoulders and supporting an oval open-backed setting with a slightly convex orange carnelian intaglio depicting the head of Papposilenus facing, wearing a wreath on his bald head, long beard and open mouth; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.31 grams, 21.59 mm overall, 18.67 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
There is a stable internal fissure within the intaglio.
Acquired on the European art market. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13317-257960.
The image, derived from Graeco-Roman mythology, represents Papposilenus, a semi-bestial figure with a round face dominated by a thick, unkempt beard and a completely bald head. The subject depicted is the eldest Silenus (the meaning of his name) and the wisest of Dionysus’s retinue; indeed, the infant Dionysus was entrusted to his care. -
Original General Electric 'Frigéco' Poster
1950s A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £20
Landscape-format commercial poster for the Francophone refrigerator market: white ground with overprinted green field, black and red detailing; ident number 'REF/263' to lower left. 17 grams, 80 x 28 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Harwich, UK, collector.
General Electric white goods were marketed in French-speaking markets by the Frigéco company in the post-WWII era.
